Spear
29-89-271
From: St Matthias Group
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-89-271 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | St Matthias Group |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Cf. 29-89-265. This has bilateral barbing, the barbs long, deeply undercut (5 pairs). Bamboo butt wanting. Probably all these spears are intended to have the butt fitted with a section of bamboo; but see Parkinson, pp. 329-330. With 29-89-265 to 29-89-279 compare P 3434 and P 3434 a to d. |
| Length | 284 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917 |
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